sharif
sharif noun: a traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.
Noun
Proper noun capitalized: Sharif
Sharif (plural Sharifs)
- A surname from Arabic.
sharif meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sharif in Hindi
- traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
- शरीफ़ śarīf
sharif in Tamil
- ஷரீப், ஷரீஃப்
sharif in Marathi
- शरीफ, शरिफ
sharif in Urdu
- traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets
- شریف śarīf
More languagesFewer languages
- sharif in Bengali
- শরিফ, শারিফ
- sharif in Telugu
- షరీఫ్, షరిఫ్
- sharif in Malayalam
- ഷരീഫ്, ശരീഫ്
- sharif in Kannada
- ಶರೀಫ್, ಷರೀಫ್
- sharif in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਰੀਫ਼, ਸ਼ਰੀਫ
- sharif in Gujarati
- શરીફ, શરિફ
- sharif in Odia
- ସରିଫ, ଶରିଫ, ସରିଫ୍
- sharif in Nepali
- सरिफ, शरिफ, शरीफ
- sharif in Pashto
- شريف šaríf
- sharif in Arabic
- شَرِيف šarīf
- sharif in Indonesian
- syarif
- sharif in Persian
- شریف šarif
Forms of sharif
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sharifs |
| plural | ashraf |
| plural | shurafa |
| alternative form | sharīf |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sharifs |
| alternative form | Sherif |
Origin of sharif
From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of shereef and Sharif.
From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of sharif and shereef.
Words formed from sharif
Phrases with sharif
Questions about sharif
- What does sharif mean?
- Sharif means a traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.
- What is sharif in Hindi?
- Sharif in Hindi is शरीफ़ (śarīf). See Sharif meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sharif?
- Sharif can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of sharif?
- The plural of sharif is sharifs.
Words near sharif in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sharif (page history and authors); Sharif (page history and authors); sharif (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sharif (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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